THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON   THE STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF THE RURAL  AREAS POPULATION - EXAMPLE OF SERBIA

Jelena Premović; Marko Pavlović; Marija Perić

doi:10.59267/ekoPolj2501171P

Authors

Jelena Premović Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, University Business Academy, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8052-4802
Marko Pavlović Academy of Vocational Studies Polytechnic, Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1817-9734
Marija Perić Academy of Vocational Studies Polytechnic, Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4673-2568

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59267/ekoPolj2501171P

Keywords:

sustainable development, ecology, environment, environment concern, environment protection, ecological awareness

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the influence of certain socio-demographic variables on the state of environmental awareness of local population of the five areas in Serbia. For that purpose, an original empirical research was conducted. Age, gender, education and place of residence of the respondents were used as independent variables. The analysis was done using SPSS version 26.0 software in October 2024. The main intend of authors ware to define the level of environmental activity of the respondents, their assessment of the current ecological situation in their local environment, as well as their assessment of concern for environmental problems. Based on the analysis of the obtained results, it can be concluded that the respondents have an above-average expression when it comes to the environmental activities they carry out. Applying the comparative scientific method, it was concluded that statistically significant differences exist only in relation to the age of the respondents.

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